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Originally Posted by Utah Bob
Air France officials this morning said it either "Broke up in flight or when it hit the water".
Duh!
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From my experience dealing with Brazil, they will resist the notion that it was blown up in the sky until there is absolute proof on that fact. Even if it did explode in the sky, it could have been mechanical failure. But, the idea that a bomb placed in the A/C had anything to do with it will be refuted until there is no other choice. Brazil's stance is that there are no terrorists in their country and if the idea that it came apart in the sky takes hold, it will lead many to make that leap of judgement and assume that terrorism might have been involved. In any case, I believe it desintegrated in mid-air - maybe due to some kind of mechanical malfunction, or just mother nature - because the pilots did not even send a distress signal. What ever happened, must have occured very fast.